Relates to assessments on workers' compensation policies and removes the mandatory aggregate trust fund deposit requirements for non-scheduled permanent partial disability cases. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee: RULES

Relates to the franchise tax on business corporations. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee: WAYS AND MEANS

Relates to requiring the superintendent of financial services to fairly calculate compliance with minimum loss ratios in the Healthy New York insurance program. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee: INSURANCE

Relates to the definition of employer for purposes of group health insurance. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee: INSURANCE

Establishes the New York state automatic identification technology privacy task force, to consist of: the superintendent of the department of financial services, the secretary of state, the commissioner of education, the director of the office for technology, the attorney general, the mayor of the city of New York and 11 at-large members to be appointed by the governor and the legislative leaders; the task force shall report to the governor and the legislature regarding: existing state law, regulations, programs, policies, and practices related to the use of automatic identification technology; the privacy issues associated with the use of automatic identification technology by public and private entities; research on privacy issues associated with the use of automatic identification technology; current and anticipated or possible future uses of automatic identification technology; the benefits to consumers and businesses from the use of automatic identification technology; and public awareness on the use of automatic identification technology. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee: RULES

No insurer or health care plan shall by contract, written policy or written procedure require the maintenance of hospital privileges by any non-hospital employee health care provider as a condition of entering into or maintaining a contract, agreement of membership or acceptance into a health care plan or health maintenance organization's provider network; provides that no insurer or health care plan can prohibit or restrict any health care provider from referring an insured to another physician based solely upon the referred physician's lack of affiliation and/or lack of hospital privileges. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee: INSURANCE

Relates to limits on certain supplementary insurance; permits insured to refuse supplementary insurance; requires certain disclaimer; relates to certain claims of durable medical equipment providers. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee: RULES

Relates to self-funded student health benefit plans. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee:

Relates to limits on certain supplementary insurance; permits insured to refuse supplementary insurance; requires certain disclaimer. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee: INSURANCE

Relates to limits on certain supplementary insurance; permits insured to refuse supplementary insurance; requires certain disclaimer. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee: RULES

Relates to providing for the use of treatment guidelines in the no-fault system; prohibits insurers from paying any charge which exceeds the applicable fee schedule or which is not provided for under the fee schedule or compensable under Medicare. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee: INSURANCE

Removes the mandatory aggregate trust fund deposit requirements for non-scheduled permanent partial disability cases. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee: LABOR

Prohibits a mortgage servicer from obtaining force-placed insurance in certain circumstances; requires a mortgage servicer to provide written notices prior to obtaining force-placed insurance; regulates the cost of coverage a mortgage servicer may obtain for force-placed insurance. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee: RULES

Relates to the pre-audit of expenditures from the state insurance fund by the state comptroller. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee: FINANCE

Relates to permitting health maintenance organizations to issue contracts with specified benefit designs. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee: INSURANCE

Relates to limits on certain supplementary insurance; permits insured to refuse supplementary insurance; requires certain disclaimer; relates to payments to durable medical equipment providers. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee:

Requires the use of identical measurement of group size when reviewing premium rate increases or decreases and when determining whether the insurer needs to issue a dividend or credit against future premiums for all policy holders. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee: INSURANCE

Relates to limits on certain supplementary insurance; permits insured to refuse supplementary insurance; requires certain disclaimer; relates to certain claims of durable medical equipment providers. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee: RULES

Relates to the duties of excess lines brokers in selecting unauthorized insurers where the full amount of insurance required could not be procured from authorized insurers. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee: INSURANCE

Relates to derivative transactions and over the counter derivative instruments. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee: